LA VENTANITA LATINA
5756 OKEECHOBEE BLVD · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33417
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled rim of trash can with hands and without washing hands after employee handled cut lime, discussed with operator who washed hands, see stop sale of lime. **Warning**
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee at front counter handled cut strawberries with bare hands, discussed with operator. **Warning**
01B-12-4High Priority – Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled rim of trash can with hands and without washing hands after employee handled cut lime, discussed with operator who washed hands, see stop sale of lime. **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found In kitchen approximately 1 small live flying insects landing on flip top cooler, discussed with operator who killed small flying insects and cleaned and sanitized areas. **Admin Complaint**
08A-13-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table – no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. In reach in flip top cooler raw shell eggs, raw chicken , raw beef stored directly over uncovered cut lettuce, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In reach in cooler plastic bags of raw chicken and raw beef stored inside of same metal pan, discussed with operator who separated products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 3
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In kitchen next to fryer bags of chilis stored on floor, discussed with operator who removed product from floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. In reach in cooler cut lettuce not covered, discussed with operator who covered lettuce. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At cook line multiple bottles of various cooking oils not labeled, discussed with operator to label bottle. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 8, 2026 12:30 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.